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Newspaper
Eagle Lake Headlight
Location
Eagle Lake, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1944
Page
7
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carter J. Walker Sunday were Albert John tteson and Mrs. Harry Dandy of Markham, cousins of Mrs. Walker.
Austin Texas April 17 thousands of children and adults die each year from fly borne diseases. Typhoid fever tuberculosis summer complaint cholera and intestinal diseases follow in the trail of the common housefly. State Health Officer Dr Geo W Cox urges public health measures to prevent breeding and destroy breeding places. Flies lay 600 to 7 000 eggs and one fly can produce thousands of descendants in a season. Keep flies away from food utensils and screens on windows decks and porches. Mr and Mrs S B Sinclair and children visited relatives in El Campo noting fly control at home and grocery cleanliness.
An old advertisement touts Adlerika as a remedy for constipation and gas, claiming a successful prescription now sold under Adlerika. It urges readers to ask their druggist to try Adlerika for quick gas relief and gentle bowel action for all ages, via Beckman’s Drug Store.
Kathrine Little Schulenburg, aunt of A J Struss, died Saturday at her sister's home in Columbus at nearly 90. Born August 1854 in Houston, she married William Schulenburg in 1885 and lived in Glidden. She moved to Columbus in 1941 to live with her sister Mrs Lotis Meyer. Burial was at Odd Fellows Rest cemetery with funeral director E E J Untermeyer.
An authentic Collier's letter from a Tennessee sailor describes a crowded ship with guns and ammunition, submarines, dive bombers, and Yankees surrounding him. The text is garbled but conveys a tense war setting and entangled military actions.
Mrs Emmett McCateh of Galveston is visiting at her father B S Field and at her sister Mrs C K Brodhage and Mr Brodhage.
Last week Thursday presiding officer Tom Warl led the Lions Club meeting with guests Ray mond Kohleffel and Alvin Alley. Duyka, Waddell and Stephens joined the committee while Duyka reported on the Boy Scouts and urged more volunteers and a new charter. District 252 convenes in Galveston May 9 and 10, with a contest closing April 27. Navy leads Army ten points as the Lions rally. Miss Lou Minette Fitzgerald returned to Austin after weekend visits. all three resumed studies at the State University.
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